AI supplier change log · Anthropic

Anthropic usage policy: 1 section added, 1 section removed

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Usage policy · https://www.anthropic.com/legal/aup
First seen
2026-11-06 11:45 UTC
Seen again
2026-11-07 12:00 UTC

What changed

“Section 01 : Universal Usage Standards” · section removed

Its wording

  • Our Usage Policy (also referred to as our “Acceptable Use Policy” or “AUP”) applies to anyone who submits inputs to Anthropic’s products or services, all of whom we refer to as “users.” This includes individuals using our apps (such as Claude.ai and Claude Code), developers and businesses using our API and developer platforms, customers accessing Claude through cloud providers and authorized resellers, and the end users of products or services integrating Claude.
  • The Usage Policy is intended to prevent our products and services from being used to create or contribute to real-world harm, and to promote the responsible use of our products and services.
  • Please review this Usage Policy carefully before using our products or services.
  • We will update our policy as our technology and the associated risks evolve or as we learn about unanticipated risks.
  • Our Usage Policy is divided into three categories:.
  • Universal Usage Standards:
  • Our Universal Usage Standards are prohibitions that apply to all users and use cases.
  • High-risk Use Case Requirements:
  • Our High-risk Use Case Requirements apply to specific use cases that pose an elevated risk of harm to individuals.
  • Additional Use Case Guidelines:
  • Our Additional Use Case Guidelines apply to certain other use cases, including consumer-facing chatbots and agents, products serving minors, agentic use, and software listed in our directories.
  • Our Usage Policy focuses on how our products and services are used.
  • Its prohibitions and requirements do not categorically prohibit use by any particular industry or line of business, provided the use of our products and services complies with this Usage Policy.
  • Anthropic’s Safeguards Team implements detection and monitoring to enforce our Usage Policy.
  • If we suspect that you may have violated our Usage Policy, we may warn you or throttle, limit, suspend, or terminate your access to our products and services.
  • Our products also include real-time safeguards that may block or limit certain outputs, but encountering a block does not by itself indicate a violation of the Usage Policy.
  • For certain dual-use or high-risk use cases covered by real-time safeguards in select domains, we may offer programs where you can apply to be granted access to our products and services with adjusted safeguards, such as our Cyber Verification Program and Life Sciences Verification Program , subject to program-specific eligibility criteria.
  • If you believe that our model outputs are potentially inaccurate, biased, or harmful, please notify us at usersafety@anthropic.com, or report it directly in our product through the “report issues” thumbs down button or similar feedback features (where available).
  • You can read more about our Safeguards practices and recommendations in our Safeguards Support Center.
  • This Usage Policy is calibrated to strike an optimal balance between enabling beneficial uses and mitigating potential harms.

“01 Universal Usage Standards” · section added

Its wording

  • Our Usage Policy (also referred to as our “Acceptable Use Policy” or “AUP”) applies to anyone who submits inputs to Anthropic’s products or services, all of whom we refer to as “users.” This includes individuals using our apps (such as Claude.ai and Claude Code), developers and businesses using our API and developer platforms, customers accessing Claude through cloud providers and authorized resellers, and the end users of products or services integrating Claude.
  • The Usage Policy is intended to prevent our products and services from being used to create or contribute to real-world harm, and to promote the responsible use of our products and services.
  • Please review this Usage Policy carefully before using our products or services.
  • We will update our policy as our technology and the associated risks evolve or as we learn about unanticipated risks.
  • Our Usage Policy is divided into three categories:.
  • Universal Usage Standards:
  • Our Universal Usage Standards are prohibitions that apply to all users and use cases.
  • High-risk Use Case Requirements:
  • Our High-risk Use Case Requirements apply to specific use cases that pose an elevated risk of harm to individuals.
  • Additional Use Case Guidelines:
  • Our Additional Use Case Guidelines apply to certain other use cases, including consumer-facing chatbots and agents, products serving minors, agentic use, and software listed in our directories.
  • Our Usage Policy focuses on how our products and services are used.
  • Its prohibitions and requirements do not categorically prohibit use by any particular industry or line of business, provided the use of our products and services complies with this Usage Policy.
  • Anthropic’s Safeguards Team implements detection and monitoring to enforce our Usage Policy.
  • If we suspect that you may have violated our Usage Policy, we may warn you or throttle, limit, suspend, or terminate your access to our products and services.
  • Our products also include real-time safeguards that may block or limit certain outputs, but encountering a block does not by itself indicate a violation of the Usage Policy.
  • For certain dual-use or high-risk use cases covered by real-time safeguards in select domains, we may offer programs where you can apply to be granted access to our products and services with adjusted safeguards, such as our Cyber Verification Program and Life Sciences Verification Program , subject to program-specific eligibility criteria.
  • If you believe that our model outputs are potentially inaccurate, biased, or harmful, please notify us at usersafety@anthropic.com, or report it directly in our product through the “report issues” thumbs down button or similar feedback features (where available).
  • You can read more about our Safeguards practices and recommendations in our Safeguards Support Center.
  • This Usage Policy is calibrated to strike an optimal balance between enabling beneficial uses and mitigating potential harms.

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